Throckmorton County, TX Population

Overview

1,426

Total Population

48.1

Median age

51.33%

Female population %

94.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

72.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

189

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Throckmorton County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Throckmorton County is 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Throckmorton County's population under 18 was 19.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Throckmorton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Throckmorton County, 16.97% were under the age of 15, 17.32% aged 15 to 29, 40.60% aged 30 to 64, 23.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 more females than males in Throckmorton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.33% females and 48.67% males in Throckmorton County, TX.
The Throckmorton County, TX gender ratio is 94.8:100 i.e. 94.8 men to 100 women (0.948).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 81.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 93.

Throckmorton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Throckmorton County population: 92.43% are White, 0.35% are Black or African American, 0.63% are some other race and 6.59% are multiracial.
Throckmorton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 189 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,237 (86.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Throckmorton County is White with a population of 1,318 (92.43% of the total population).

Throckmorton County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,821 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Throckmorton County's population decreased by 182 (9.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Throckmorton County's population decreased by 186 (11.35%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Throckmorton County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,453.